Chapter 200: Breakup
"I don't know anything," Zhao Xuanlang interrupted Chen Lian'er. "If you're willing to gamble, you have to accept defeat. Losing is losing. When do you plan to fulfill the bet?"
The words she had been planning to say were instantly stuck in her throat. Coupled with Zhao Xuanlang's aggressive words, Chen Lian'er's expression became even uglier. She looked extremely pale, as if she was about to faint at any moment.
"Zhao Xuanlang, why are you so aggressive?" Shen Yixue said, "We did lose, but we never intended to evade the bet from the beginning. Since we made the bet, we will naturally abide by it."
Even if she was extremely reluctant, she couldn't say it in front of so many people. Otherwise, she would have no place in Tenglong Academy.
Moreover, she really couldn't bring herself to say anything dishonest in front of so many people.
"That would be the best." Zhong Nianyao nodded. "The school's closing ceremony will be in two days. Many people will be there. I'll be waiting for you to fulfill your bet."
After hearing Zhong Nianyao's words, Chen Lian'er and Shen Yixue were dumbfounded. They hadn't expected Zhong Nianyao to actually ask them to fulfill the bet in two days. This left them with no time to think of a solution.
"What?" Zhong Nianyao looked at Chen Lian'er and Shen Yixue's silence and laughed sarcastically, "Could it be that you two are planning to go back on your word?"
"We will kneel down and apologize to you on that day." Shen Yixue gritted her teeth, her eyes full of grievance and tears, "We will not regret it."
After saying that, she pulled Chen Lian'er away.
The hurried steps seemed to carry a hint of embarrassment as if he was fleeing in a panic.
Two of the people involved in the incident had already run away, leaving only Zhong Nianyao. Naturally, there wasn't much excitement to watch. So, after seeing the results, everyone dispersed.
On the other side, after walking for a while, Chen Lian'er directly shook off Shen Yixue's hand, "Xiaoxue, why did you promise Zhong Nianyao to fulfill the bet in two days? Do you know that now we are really passive?"
Normally, Shen Yixue would have admitted her mistake and apologized immediately, but she was in a bad mood right now, and even when she spoke, there was a hint of resentment in her voice, "Then what do you think I should say? Could it be that we have lost now, but we don't want to fulfill the bet. Do we really want to just default on our debt?"
At this moment, she no longer had the good mood to coax Chen Lian'er. The reason why she was facing such a dilemma was because of Chen Lian'er.
She hadn't wanted to agree to the bet with Zhong Nianyao in the first place, but it was Chen Lian'er who had dragged her into this mess. She was already fed up, but Chen Lian'er, the instigator, was still blaming her. Given the situation just now, was there any other way out for her?
Chen Lian'er obviously didn't expect Shen Yixue to talk to her like this. After being stunned for a moment, her face immediately became gloomy, "Are you blaming me?"
"I'm not blaming anyone. I just feel that now that things have come to this point, do we have any other options?" Shen Yixue's tone was not very good when she spoke. "In front of so many people, are we going to admit that we can't afford to lose and want to just shirk our responsibilities?"
Just a few simple words, but Chen Lian'er couldn't say anything to refute, but when she looked at Shen Yixue, her eyes were full of dissatisfaction, "Shen Yixue, what do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Don't you understand?"
When she thought of the embarrassing situation she was about to face, Shen Yixue could no longer control her inner dissatisfaction, "Chen Lian'er, it was obviously you who wanted to cut off all opportunities for Zhao Xuanlang and Zhong Nianyao to meet this time. What does this have to do with me?"
"But you insist on dragging me into this, making me a victim of your love. Why, can't I even complain now?"
Seeing Shen Yixue's attitude, which was completely different from usual, Chen Lian'er still had something to understand, "Shen Yixue, so this is your true face. I didn't expect that you would be such a selfish person. I am really blind to regard someone like you as a friend."
"Friend?" Shen Yixue's lips curled up into a sarcastic smile, "Chen Lian'er, ask yourself, do you really regard me as a friend? If you really regard me as a friend, you wouldn't have dragged me into this. You clearly know that I'm already struggling in the academy, but you still dragged me into making that bet with Zhong Nianyao."
"In front of the entire school, I'm going to kneel down and apologize to Zhong Nianyao. Have you ever thought about what kind of predicament I'm going to face? You're a rich girl, and your family has you covered. Even if something terrible happens, the impact on you will be limited. Even if you don't study at Tenglong College, you can still go abroad. You have better options. But I didn't. Everything I have now is about to be destroyed because of you."
"Chen Yixue, do you really need to get rid of yourself completely?" Chen Lian'er put on a sarcastic smile on her face, "Did I really insist on dragging you into this? Don't forget the bet. If Zhong Nianyao says so, she will be responsible for all your future tuition and living expenses. That's not a small amount."
"That's a lot of money. Even if you graduate in the future, who knows how many years it will take you to save it. If the temptation of that sum of money wasn't so great, why would you agree to this bet? Don't make yourself sound so innocent. The reason you're in this situation now is just because of your greed. It has nothing to do with me."
These words completely shattered Shen Yixue's mask of innocence.
Her face turned pale and blue, and finally she stomped her feet and turned away.
Chen Lian'er snorted coldly, turned her head, and left in the opposite direction.
A pair of friends who were once good sisters and best friends in the eyes of everyone just parted ways here.
Zhong Nianyao didn’t know about the breakup between Shen Yixue and Chen Lian’er. If she knew, she would not feel sorry for them. Instead, she would directly say that it was dog-eat-dog and they broke up because of it.
After leaving school, she went straight back to the Zhong family, intending to tell the old man and the old lady about her good grades as soon as possible.
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